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Zambia Cohen Private 30Th August to 16Th September 2017 (18 Days) Trip Report Zambia Cohen Private 30th August to 16th September 2017 (18 Days) Trip Report Serval by David Hoddinott Trip Report compiled by Tour Leader, David Hoddinott Rockjumper Birding Tours | Zambia www.rockjumperbirding.com Trip Report – RBL Private Zambia - Cohen 2017 2 Top ten bird sightings as chosen by guests: 1. Shoebill 6. African Finfoot 2. Wattled Crane 7. Racket-tailed Roller 3. Bocage’s Akalat 8. Chaplin’s Barbet 4. Pel’s Fishing Owl 9. Half-collared Kingfisher 5. Böhm’s Bee-eater 10. Black-cheeked Lovebird Top five mammal sightings as chosen by guests: 1. Leopard 2. Serval 3. Honey Badger 4. Cheetah 5. Four-toed Elephant Shrew ___________________________________________________________________________________ Tour Summary After meeting up at the airport in Lusaka, we transferred to our comfortable lodge on the outskirts of the city. The lodge is surrounded by a wonderful selection of mixed bushveld and miombo woodland, providing excellent habitat for a variety of birds. Here we enjoyed some fabulous birding. Some of our notable sightings included a superb Little Sparrowhawk, very confiding Fiery-necked Nightjar at dusk, Brown-hooded Kingfisher, striking Grey-headed and Orange-breasted Bushshrikes, Brown-crowned Tchagra, Tropical Boubou, Long-billed Crombec, sought-after African Spotted Creeper, Kurrichane Thrush, very vocal White-browed Robin-Chat, Variable Sunbird, stunning male Red-headed Weaver and dozens of Blue Waxbill. The following morning, we set off early on the drive north-east towards the Mukushi area and Forest Inn. En route, we enjoyed some great birding and some of the species seen included Saddle-billed Stork, several Rufous-bellied Heron, Hooded and good numbers of White-backed Vulture, a pair of Black-chested Snake Eagle, Lizard Buzzard, African Marsh Harrier, elusive Black-backed Barbet, Mosque Swallow, Burnt-necked Eremomela and Brimstone Canary. Our key target today, however, was the localised endemic Chaplin’s Barbet, and after getting permission to enter a private farm, we were delighted to find a very co-operative pair – which we found after a short while in their favoured habitat, a large fruiting fig tree. It was then Chaplin’s Barbet by David Hoddinott time to continue north; and along the way, we notched up another great bird in the form of an Arnott’s Chat. We arrived at Forest Inn with some time for late afternoon birding. Here we noted a lovely African Golden Oriole, several Green-capped Eremomela, Yellow-bellied Hyliota, stunning Miombo Scrub Robin and at dusk a Western Barn Owl and African Wood Owl. This was followed by a delicious dinner and a good night’s rest. The next morning, we enjoyed some birding around the lodge before continuing on our journey to Kasanka National Park. Before breakfast, we notched up a splendid male and female Klaas’s Cuckoo, an African Broadbill displaying, Yellow-bellied Greenbul and Violet-backed Starling. Shortly after Rockjumper Birding Tours | Zambia www.rockjumperbirding.com Trip Report – RBL Private Zambia - Cohen 2017 3 leaving Forest Inn, we found a superb flock of Pale-billed Hornbill. We then continued to Kasanka for a late lunch and noted Knob-billed Duck, Woolly-necked Stork, African Harrier-Hawk, majestic Bateleur, Black Crake, Collared Pratincole, Swallow-tailed and sought-after Böhm’s Bee-eaters, Purple-throated Cuckooshrike, Yellow-throated Leaflove, Grey- olive Greenbul, Sharp-tailed Starling and Dark-backed Weaver. Having three nights at Luwombwa Lodge and a further two at Wasa Lodge gave us the superb opportunity to explore this wonderful park. During our time at Luwombwa, we explored the river by boat, took game drives along the network of roads and spent time exploring many areas on foot. The experience was very special, as we had the whole camp to ourselves and were treated to wonderful meals by our local chef. Some of our sightings during our time here included splendid Coqui Francolin moving like a chameleon, White-headed Vulture, Western Banded Snake Eagle, impressive Martial Eagle, a Wahlberg’s Eagle pair looking to make a nest, Dark Chanting Goshawk, rare melanistic Ovambo Sparrowhawk, stately Wattled Crane, African Wattled Lapwing, African Green Pigeon, Böhm’s Bee-eater by David Schalow’s and super confiding Ross’s Turaco, African Barred Hoddinott Owlet, displaying Racket-tailed Roller, Giant Kingfisher, White- fronted Bee-eater, Common Scimitarbill, Golden-tailed Woodpecker, Black-throated Wattle-eye, Retz’s Helmetshrike, White-breasted Cuckooshrike, elusive Souza’s Shrike, Rufous-bellied Tit, Grey Penduline Tit, Long-tailed Cisticola, Black-necked Eremomela, Grey Tit-Flycatcher, Capped Wheatear, Western Violet-backed and Purple-banded Sunbird, Holub’s Golden Weaver, splendid Red- throated Twinspot, Grey Waxbill and Bushveld Pipit. Of particular note was our search for the highly sought-after Pel’s Fishing Owl. As usual, it made us work, and we spent a full day which included a boat trip and then searching smaller channels on foot for this elusive species, sadly with no luck. However, the group was not to be deterred, and we persevered by trying a slightly different area. Suddenly, it was spotted; and as is often the case, this retiring species flew off almost immediately. With patience, persistence and luck, we managed to relocate it and finally we were able to get good views and even some photos. A very satisfying experience indeed! Moving on to the Wasa Lodge area, we notched up some great birds, including White-backed Duck, African Pygmy Goose, African Fish Eagle, Black- bellied Bustard, African Swamphen, tiny Lesser Jacana, Black Coucal, Malachite Kingfisher, Lanner Wattled Crane by David Hoddinott Falcon, Rufous-naped Lark, Grey-rumped Swallow, Moustached Grass Warbler, Red-backed Mannikin, Fulleborn’s Longclaw and Black-faced Canary. Whilst based at Wasa, we partook in a day trip to the southern Bengwelu swamps. This proved to be an amazing experience, as we enjoyed fabulous views of one of the key targets of the trip: the unique and awesome Shoebill! We waded through knee-deep water and papyrus swamp to get to view the Shoebill Rockjumper Birding Tours | Zambia www.rockjumperbirding.com Trip Report – RBL Private Zambia - Cohen 2017 4 nest site, where we enjoyed stunning views of a pair of adults at first. And then the chick which was almost adult-size, and was due to fledge at the end of the month. The local guides were very careful not to allow us too close, so as not to disturb the birds. Other species seen during the day included several Little Bittern, a Marsh Tchagra, Sooty Chat and Brown Firefinch. From Kasanka National Park, we made our way to Mutinondo wilderness where we enjoyed a superb two-night stay. Our accommodation, set amongst huge granite boulders linked by swathes of Miombo woodland, is a birder’s paradise. We explored many areas, including spending a good amount of time in the Miombo with forays to the wetlands and gallery forest. Some of our star sightings included a covey of Hildebrandt’s Francolin, Crowned Eagle, Coppery-tailed Coucal, Thick-billed Cuckoo, Southern Carmine Bee-eater, Green-backed Honeybird, Meyer’s Parrot, White- tailed Blue Flycatcher, Miombo Tit, tiny Red- capped Crombec, Fan-tailed Grassbird, Stout Shoebill by David Hoddinott Cisticola, Brown-headed Apalis, Hartlaub’s Babbler, Böhm’s Flycatcher, beautiful Bocage’s Akalat, Anchieta’s and Green-headed Sunbirds, elusive Bar-winged Weaver, Marsh Widowbird, Wood and Striped Pipits, Reichard’s and Black-eared Seedeaters and Cabanis’s Bunting. The following morning, we made the long journey back to Lusaka for the night. The next day saw us continuing our adventure to the great Kafue National Park. Here we enjoyed a most memorable stay of three nights at Kaingu Safari Lodge in central Kafue and a further three nights at Nanzhila Plains in southern Kafue. This allowed us great opportunity to explore these areas and their different habitats, in this huge park. Whilst at Kaingu, we enjoyed numerous sightings, including a very close Shelley’s Francolin, Red- necked Spurfowl, Yellow-billed Stork, African Openbill, White-backed Night Heron, African Darter, Lappet-faced Vulture, several majestic African Hawk-Eagles, African Goshawk, stunning African Finfoot, Water Thick-knee, Schalow’s Turaco, Purple Roller, more cracking Half-collared Kingfishers, African Hoopoe, Crested Barbet, Greater Honeyguide, a superb pair of Green-backed Woodpecker, White-winged Black Tit, Flappet Lark, Yellow-billed Oxpecker and Mocking Cliff Chat. On the mammal front, we were treated to a rare sighting of a Leopard, which we watched for over an hour. During this time, we observed it hunting Impala – on this occasion, the Impala were very alert and spotted him well in advance. Here we also enjoyed great sightings of African Elephant, Yellow Baboon, Vervets monkeying around on the hammocks, Hippopotamus, Puku, African Leopard by David Hoddinott Buffalo, Greater Kudu and Nile Crocodile. Rockjumper Birding Tours | Zambia www.rockjumperbirding.com Trip Report – RBL Private Zambia - Cohen 2017 5 In the south, we explored the Mopane woodland and open plains around Nanzilha and were treated to Crested Francolin, Natal and Swainson’s Spurfowls, amazing numbers of Saddle-billed Stork, including 14 on one day, Western Osprey, great sightings of Wattled Crane, Blacksmith Lapwing, Greater Painted-snipe, Grey Go-away-bird, Senegal Coucal, delightful African Scops Owl, a pair of Southern White-faced Owl at their day roost, Verreaux’s Eagle-Owl, migrant European Bee- eaters, Broad-billed Roller, dozens of Southern Ground Hornbill, Bennett’s Woodpecker, superb Dickinson’s Kestrel, handsome Red-necked Falcon, Brown-necked Parrot, endemic Black-cheeked Lovebird, Magpie Shrike, Pearl-breasted Swallow and Meves’s Starling, to mention a few. Here the mammals vied for first place, and we found a several Serval – one of which gave phenomenal views (see the cover photo), Cheetah with 6 cubs – what a sight!!! –Several Lion, two separate sightings of Honey Badger, Banded Mongoose and Half-collared Kingfisher by David Hoddinott Large-spotted Genet resting.
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